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PENRH - Penrhyn Castle Papers

1 - The Griffith Documents

1 - Family papers

2 - The troubles of Piers Griffith

3 - Arllechwedd Uchaf : Cororion

4 - Arllechwedd Uchaf : Bodfeio

216 - Grant and sale by Gwenllian verch Iorwerth ap Ievan and Efa verch Iorwerth ap Ievan, of the township of Bodfaio, commote of Arllechwedd Uchaf, to Gruffith Goch ap David of Bodfaio, of land called Erw Veyrion in the said township.

217 - Grant by Gwladys, wife of Howel Lloyd, and Madoc ap Howel Lloyd, and Ednyfed ap Howel Lloyd, her sons, to William ap Gruffith ap Tudur, of their bondmen, Madoc Ddu ap Iockyn Went, David Kynewas ap Iockyn Went, and Eignion Bach ap Iockyn Went

218 - Grant by Madoc ap Tudur Llwyd, Iorwerth ap Tudur, Gwenllian verch Gruffydd ap Tudur, Howel ap Gruffydd Ddu, Ievan his brother, Madoc ap Madoc ap Gruffydd Ddu, Ievan ap Madoc Llwyd, Madoc ap Bleddyn, Gruffydd, his brother, Angharad verch David ap Gruffydd, Eva verch David ap Gruffydd, free tenants of the townships of Bodfaio and Krewyryon, commote of Arllechwedd Uchaf, to Ievan ap Kyfnerth ap Ievan of the township of Bodfaio, of all their bondmen

219-220 - Deed of sale by William ap Ievan ap Gruffith ap Iorwerth ap Llewelyn, free tenant of the commote of Uchaf, to William ap Gruffith ap Gwilym, of Hwlkin Bach, his bondman, together with all his posterity, goods, chattels, reliefs, amobrau, and other services.

221 - Grant and confirmation by Eva verch Ievan ap Kehelyn, free tenant of the township of Bodfaio, to William ap Gruffith ap William, of all her lands lying between the river called Aberthyn and Tyddyn Dicws ap Ievan ap Gruffith.

222 - Grant and confirmation by Gwenllian verch Howel ap Madoc Llwyd, free tenant of the township of Bodfaio in the commote of Uchaf, to Rowland de Stanley, son of Sir William de Stanley, of all her lands and tenements in the township of Bodfaio and Dwygyfylchi viz. Tyddyn Kefn'ch lying near Carnedd ballys, one tenement called Tyddyn Cwas Kappan, 10 virgates of arable land in a place called Dologfaen in the township of Bodfaio, and one tenement in Dwygyfylchi, and another in Llanfair, in perpetuity of the chief lord of the fee.

223 - Grant in perpetuity by Iorwerth ap Eva verch Madoc Llwyd, alias Iorwerth ap Madoc ap Iorwerth, free tenant of the township of Bodfaio, commote Uchaf, to Madoc ap Dicws ap Marveret [Margaret] alias Madoc ap Dicws ap Ievan, free tenant of the same township. of 4 acres of arable land, 2 acres of meadow, and 2 acres of wood in Bodfaio viz., one parcel called Dryllie y Ffyrdd, a parcel called Dryll yr Odyn, and a wood near the said parcel, lying between Yr Erw Wleb and Erw Veirion; parcel called Y Dryll yn Nhalcen y Ty, lying between the tenement of Ednyfed (?) and Y Fron Rug; a parcel of meadow lying near the close of Rees ap Howel called Y Talwern; 2 parcels of land called Erw Lwyd (?).

224-225 - Licence [original and copy] issued by King Henry VI at the cost of a fine of 6/8, to Madoc ap Dicus ap Margaret alias Madoc ap Dicus ap Ieuan, free tenant in the township of Bodvayo, to buy for himself 2 acres of meadow and 2 acres of woodland from Iorwerth ap Ena vch Madoc Lloyd alias Iorwerth ap Madoc ap Iorwerth, a free tenant in the same township. Also to buy 1 toft and 2 acres from Ednyfed ap Ieuan ap Margret alias Ednyfed ap Ieuan ap Iollyn.

226 - Grant by Howel ap Ievan ap Kenrick, free tenant of the township of Bodfaio, to William Griffith, esq., of all his lands and tenements at Dol Carreg Aith near the messuage called Tower of Abercaseg [Twr Abercaseg] in the township of Bodfaio.

227 - Acquitance by Llewelyn ap Gruffydd ap Howel, ringild of the commote of Arllechwedd Uchaf, to William Griffith, senior, esq., for the sum of 2s.4d. received as a relief on behalf of Ievan ap Gwenllian verch Gruffith ap David alias Ievan ap Madoc a Dicws, free tenant of the township of Bodfaio and Dwygyfylchi, who died without heirs.

228 - Grant and confirmation by David ap Ievan ap Howel ap Gruffith, free tenant of the township of Bodfaio, to William Gruffith, senior, esq., of all his messuages and lands lately descended to him from Meredith ap Howell ap Meredith, and Rees ap Howel ap Meredith, in the township of Dwygyfylchi and Bodfaio, commote of Arllechwedd Uchaf; in perpetuity of the chief lord of the fee.

229 - Grant and confirmation by Meredith ap Llewelyn y Glyn alias Meredith ap Llewelyn ap Howel ap Angharad, free tenant of the townships of Llanfair, Y Ddwygyfylchi, and Bodfaio, in the commote of Uchaf, to William Gruffith, junior, free tenant of the township of Llysdulas, of all his messuages, lands and tenements, etc., in the three townships aforesaid; to be held in perpetuity of the chief lord of the fee; warranty clause.

230 - Grant by Gwenllian verch Matto ap Dicws, free tenant of the township of Bodfaio, Arllechwedd Uchaf, to Robyn ap Ievan ap Dicws, free tenant of the same township, of all her lands an tenements in the townships of Bodfaio and Dwygyfylchi.

231 - Deed of lease by Edward Griffith, son and heir of Sir William Griffith [third], to John ap Griffith ap Robert ap Meredith upon Tyddyn y ?Ty Gwyn, Y Cae Hir, Cae'r Ysgubor, Cae Bychan, Cae Braich, Y Ty Du, and Hafod Lydan, all in Bodvayo.

232-234 - Demise in fee-farm, with counterpart by Sir Rees Griffith, William Coetmor, and David Moythey, clericus [the two latter are described as "feofees in trust" to R.G.] to William ap William the younger, son and heir to W. ap W. the elder, upon the tenements of Cilfechydd (in the tenure of Thomas ap Hoell ap Llywelyn), Tyddyn Gutyn ap Dafydd ap Jenkyn (in the holding of Robert ap Tudur) Ty yn y Berth (Edmund Jenkin), Gweirglodd Fawr (Richard Lewis), Tyddyn William Barbor [?barbour or barber] holding of David ap Thomas - all in the parish of Llanllechid.

235 - Demise in fee-farm by William Coetmor, David Moythey, clericus, and Rees Griffith of Penrhyn, to John ap Griffith ap Robert ap Meredith alias John Gyttyn Goch of the tenement of Tyddyn y Ty Brwyn in Bodvayo, including Y Cae Hir, Cae'r Ysgubor, Y Caeau Bychain, Cae Braich y Ty Du, Yr Hafod Lydan, and Gallt y Ty Gwyn.

236 - Copies of proceedings in an action between Rowland Williams and John Williams, plaintiffs, and Sir Rice Griffith, Kt., defendant, touching 1 messuage, 1 toft, and 152 acres of land in Bodfaio

237-238 - Deed of lease [original and copy] by Sir Rees Griffith to William ap Richard ap Griffith, William ap Griffith ap Llewelyn ap Grono, and John ap David ap Hugh, upon "the seite or place upon the sands of y Laven in y keven gwyn" convenient for a weir or fishing-place; to build a new weir before Michaelmas next ensuing between the old weir of Cefn Gwyn and the low water mark towards Anglesey. [These items were returned to Penrhyn Estate Office, 1 July 1948]

239-241 - Documents relating to the controversy between Sir Rees Griffith of Penrhyn and William Williams of Cochwillan over the fishing-weir at the wharth [wharf] of Evelaven [Y Lafan, Traeth y Lafan] in Llanllechid [These items were returned to Penrhyn estate office 2 July 1948]

242-243 - Two copies of a presentment at General Sessions, co. Caernarvon against Hugh ap William ap David of Bodvayo, yeoman, for having on 7 June previous, and at several other times, violently (vi et armis) entered certain closes of Piers Griffith called Rhos y Bigelith and Gwaun Vologyn and pastured his sheep and cattle there.

244 - Exemplification of two bills of indictment presented by the Grand Jury at the Great Sessions held at Pwllheli against: i) Henry Williams, gent., of Bodfaio, and James Boordman of the same; forcible entry, 8 July 1587, at Bodfaio into a parcel of land called Rhos y Bigelydd in the tenure of Piers Griffith. ii) Henry Williams, Henry Wynne ap John ap William, and John ap Robert; riotous assembly at Bodfaio, 11 July 1587, and forcible entry into Rhos y Bigelydd, Gwaun Velogyn and Eithin y Maen in the tenure of Piers Griffith.

245 - Exemplification relating to the prolonged dispute between Piers Griffith of Penrhyn and William Williams of Cochwillan over the lands of Gwern y Go, Y Derlwyn, Rhos y Bigelydd, Gwaen Velogyn and Eithin y Maen in Bodvayo and Cororion

246 - Exemplification of two several Bills of Indictment presented at the Great Sessions of Caernarvon, 6 July, 1590, against: i) David ap William ap John ap Rees of Bodfaio, yeoman, John ap Edward of the same, yeoman, David ap William ap Morgan David of the same, yeoman, Owen Thomas, of the same, yeoman, Ievan ap Owen Thomas, of the same, yeoman, Thomas ap David of the same, yeoman, and Robert ap Edmund of the same, yeoman; riotous assembly at Bodfaio, 22 June 1590, and forcible entry into a messuage called Gwaun Valogyn and Eithin y Maen in the tenure of Piers Griffith, esq. ii) Owen Thomas of Bodfaio, yeoman, and John Griffith Lloyd of the same, yeoman; similar charge regarding the same lands, 24 June 1590.

247 - Exemplification of a presentment made by the Grand Jury of the County of Caernarvon at the Great Sessions held at Conway, 11 October 1591 - that John ap Edward, late of Bodfaio, Richard ap Edward of the same, and David ap William of the same made two several forcible entries (25 and 29 May 1591) into the parcels of land called Gwaun Vaylogyn and Eithin y Maen then in the tenure of Thomas ap William Gruffith, undertenant to Piers Gruffith.

248 - Lease by Rice ap John Griffith alias Rice ap John Gutyn, to Hugh Robinson, servant of Piers Griffith, esq., upon Ty Gwyn and other tenements in Bodvayo

249 - Details of "The severall Landes and nomber of Acres which Mr. William Williams [of Cochwillan] and his Tenants have enclosed to his use out of the forest of Snowden within the hundred of Ucha".

250 - Exemplification of a recovery in the Great Sessions of Caernarvonshire, 9 July 1593, by Piers Gruffith, esq., (of Penrhyn) against William Gruffith Jones, gent., of six messuages and 640 acre of land in Cororion and Bodfaio.

251-252 - Two bonds of obligation of the same date. One in £200, the other in £300, by Henry Williams of Cochwillan to Evan Lloyd of Barnard's Inn, London, with Arthur Williams, M.A., and Robert ap John Wynn of Llanllechid as supporting sureties to observe faithfully the terms of an indenture of equal date.

5 - Arllechwedd Uchaf : Dwygyfylchi

6 - Arllechwedd Isaf and Creuddyn

7 - Other Caernarvonshire townships (including the town of Caernarfon)

8 - Bangor, Maenol Bangor, Tregwyrryddion

9 - Anglesey

10 - Various

2 - The Williams Family

3 - Pennants and Douglas-Pennants

4 - The Jamaica Estates

5 - Estate Administration

6 - Quay and quarries

7 - Addenda

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